Background*

Mr. Nicolas Brien, also known as Nick, has been the President of Hearst Magazines Marketing Services at The Hearst Corporation since March 2015. Mr. Brien has been the Chief Executive Officer of iCrossing, Inc. since March 2, 2015. He serves as Chief Executive Officer of Global at iCrossing UK Ltd. He is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive of Covario. Mr. Brien is a Consultant, Board Advisor and Angel Investor. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of McCann ... Worldgroup Inc. from April 1, 2010 to 2012 and served as its Chairman of McCann Worldgroup Inc. until November 2012. He served as the Chief Executive Officer at McCann Erickson since April 1, 2010. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of MediaBrands Worldwide Inc. (Mediabrands) from July 2008 to 2010 and also served as its since July 2008. He has management responsibility for global media networks UM and Initiative, IPG's centralized negotiation entity Magna and media barter group Magna Trading, dedicated Johnson & Johnson agency J3 and diversified agencies NSA, OSI and Wahlstrom, as well as marketing accountability expert MAP and IPG's Emerging Media Lab. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Universal McCann Worldwide, Inc. since August 2005. He joined Interpublic after a long career at Publicis Groupe's Leo Burnett and Starcom, where he played key roles in shaping and leading those companies media, advertising and integrated marketing offerings. He has more than two decades of experience in the industry. Prior to creating Mediabrands at Interpublic, he served as Global Chief Executive Officer of UM from 2005 to 2008. Before that, he held a number of other leadership positions, including Chief Executive Officer of Publicis Groupe's Arc Worldwide, Chief Executive Officer of Leo Burnett, London. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Arc Worldwide Inc., from February 2004 to August 2005. He oversaw the global offices of Arc Worldwide, which include locations in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. In his global role, he ensured that Arc leverages emerging communication platforms and channels to connect clients' brands with customers and consumers. He served as the President of Corporate Business Development for Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG). At Starcom, he pioneered innovative ways to engage consumers and create relevant brand experiences. He also established SMG Diversified Services which was comprised of various specialized communications companies, supplemented by a number of key strategic alliances. He was the Catalyst in positioning SMG as the Leader in marketing communications strategy and was responsible for ensuring that SMG's diversified capabilities maximized its clients' marketing effectiveness. Before joined SMG, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Leo Burnett London, where he expanded the agency's integrated marketing offerings and significantly raised creative standards. Under his leadership, the London Office of Leo Burnett was named the world's most creative agency by The Gunn Report and was the most awarded agency in the film category at Cannes and he also served as agency's managing director since 1996. He first joined Leo Burnett London in 1992 as Executive Media Director. He started his career at Grey London and then worked at WCRS. He is employed at Eric Byunn of FTV Capital, Erik Benson of Voyager Capital, and James Wu of Dubilier & Company, as well as Russ Mann. He has been a Director of Covario, Inc. since May 30, 2013, The Advertising Council, Inc. since August 2010, CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. since October 20, 2014 and Outfront Media Inc. since October 20, 2014. He served as a Director of McCann Worldgroup until November 2012. He graduated from the University of the Arts, London, and studied at Kings College in Wimbledon.

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